Abstract
α-Hydroxy carboxylic esters and their derivatives are key substructures in a variety of biologically active natural products and numerous pharmaceuticals[1-3].A variety of methods for the synthesis of α-hydroxyesters via homologation of aldehydes or ketones have been developed and frequently used in organic synthesis[4-14].These approaches are generally based on the following routes(Scheme 1).
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